COLEMAN, Chapman; [John J. Crittenden] [William T. Sherman].
The Life of John J. Crittenden: With Selections from His Correspondence and Speeches.
First Edition of Mrs. Chapman Coleman's The Life of John J. Crittenden; From the Library of William Tecumseh Sherman
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co, 1871.
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First edition of this collection of memoirs of American statesman John J. Crittenden, edited by his daughter; from the library of General William Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original brick-red cloth with gilt titles, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of John J. Crittenden to each volume. General William Tecumseh Sherman and his son P.T. Sherman’s booklates to the front pastedown of each volume. In very good condition with slight splitting to the interior hinges, some rubbing to the extremities, crown and foot of the spine of both volumes, and a few closed tears to the front free endpaper of Vol. I. This set was inherited by P. T. Sherman, who transferred the library to his niece, Eleanor Sherman Fitch, the granddaughter of General Sherman through his eldest daughter, Maria “Minnie” Ewing Sherman Fitch, before he died. Until now, the books were held at the family estate in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
John Jordan Crittenden was an American statesman and politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky who made serious efforts to preserve the Union and prevent the Civil War. Though it was believed that Republicans in general, including their representatives on the committee, were disposed to accept Crittenden's compromise to condemn Northern personal liberty laws and assert the constitutionality of the fugitive slave law, President-elect Lincoln had already instructed his trusted allies in the legislature to resist any plan to extend slavery into the territories. Consequently, when the committee held its first meeting, the Republican members blocked Crittenden's plan and six others from coming to the floor for a vote.
The Life of John J. Crittenden: With Selections from His Correspondence and Speeches.
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